Vietnam: Coast guard detains ‘TG 95823 TS’ for carrying 50,000 litres of illegal diesel oil

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The Vietnam Coast Guard on Sunday (22 November) said the patrol team of the Marine Police Zone Command Region 4 have detained a tanker TG 95823 TS for carrying 50,000 litres of undocumented diesel oil. 

The team was out on patrol on Saturday (21 November) at 12.30 am when they discovered TG 95823 TS to be behaving suspiciously at the South Western sea area.

 Initial investigations revealed that there was a Captain and four crew members onboard. The Captain was unable to present the vessel’s documents, crew’s professional certificates and invoices proving the legality of the diesel oil carried onboard. 

Currently, Marine Police Zone Command Region 4 have escorted the vessel and diesel onboard to the port of Fleet 401 (Phu Quoc) for further investigations and to be dealt with in accordance with Vietnamese law.

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Photo credit: The Vietnam Coast Guard
Published: 26 November, 2020